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She visits Planned Parenthood, where she receives guidance from a doctor about having an abortion via pills.
The episode was seen by roughly 3 million viewers when it initially aired and generated no public controversy.
Several of the writers wanted to confirm the second point did not overshadow the first.
Its not the right time in my life …
But I didnt even get to think about any of those things.
I didnt get to make that decision because cancer made it for me.
Such centers are not medical facilities but faith-based nonprofits thatoutnumber abortion clinicsthree to one in the United States.
The flashback, while a vital part of the episode, lasts only seven minutes.
It isnt a very special episode ofHandmaids Taleabout this, says Miller.
Its what happens in peoples lives.
The slide whistle, showrunner Andrew Goldberg notes, was very important to everybody.
This is not something that anybody should be ashamed of.
The room pitched it to me and I was like, No way!
Really it came down to What can we show on television that is just something different?
says writer Jewel Coronel.
The writers had difficulty agreeing even on that.
After these conversations, Kiesha arrives at a clinic intent on getting an abortion.
What if this happened for a reason?
she asks her mother.
What would have happened to me?
Youre not keeping it, right?
The resulting episode is intended to be respectful of different choices and devoid of judgment.
Choosing to withhold that information was a way to make a statement about how personal abortion is.
Its none of your fucking business, says Gold.
Thats what the point is.
You do what you do with your body and you dont judge other people.
Thats what is so beautiful about it.
Max completely owns the situation.
Thats been the journey for me through the five seasons, says Adlon.
Were not answering every fucking question.
